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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
The Oklahoma Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Oklahoma. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Oklahoma Research Strategies

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Tips

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Oklahoma.

Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1908 in Oklahoma with general compliance by 1930. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
Finding Parents: Statewide registration of deaths began in Oklahoma in 1908 and was generally complied with by 1930. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Oklahoma death records
Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Oklahoma Record Finder

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Oklahoma Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records Death records Obituaries Church records	Cemeteries Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Bible records Military records
Marriage information	Marriage records Obituaries Bible records	Church records Probate records Military records
Death information	Death Records Cemeteries Obituaries	Probate Records Church Records Bible Records
Parents	Birth records Death records Obituaries Census Church records	Biography Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records Obituaries Probate records	Church Records Military Records
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census	Obituaries Biography History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census Court Records	Voting Records Biography Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) (after 1906)	Biography History

Further Oklahoma Research

Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Oklahoma Record Finder.
For online record collections, go to Oklahoma Online Genealogy Records.
For more research on Oklahoma, including research at the county level, visit the Oklahoma page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the Oklahoma record collections at FamilySearch.

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 === Oklahoma Research Strategies  ===
 Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Oklahoma<br>
-:[[Oklahoma Online Genealogy Records|Oklahoma Online Genealogy Records]]
+*[[Oklahoma Online Genealogy Records|Oklahoma Online Genealogy Records]]
-:[[How to Find Oklahoma Birth Records|How to find Oklahoma Birth Records]]
+*[[How to Find Oklahoma Birth Records|How to find Oklahoma Birth Records]]
-:[[How to Find Oklahoma Marriage Records|How to find Oklahoma Marriage Records]]
+*[[How to Find Oklahoma Marriage Records|How to find Oklahoma Marriage Records]]
-:[[How to Find Oklahoma Death Records|How to find Oklahoma Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find Oklahoma Death Records|How to find Oklahoma Death Records]]
 === Oklahoma Research Tips  ===
-These tips will help you as your research your ancestors in Oklahoma.
+These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Oklahoma.
-*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in Oklahoma start on the county level in 1905 - although not all counties complied with the law. The best substitute record for locating birth information is [[How to Find United States Death Records|death records]]&nbsp;(the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]].
+*'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1908 in Oklahoma with general compliance by 1930. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy.
-*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Oklahoma began recording deaths in 1905. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Oklahoma death records]]
+*'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in Oklahoma in 1908 and was generally complied with by 1930. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Oklahoma death records]]
 *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
-[[Category:Oklahoma]]
+=== Oklahoma Record Finder  ===
+This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Oklahoma Record Finder]].'''
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+Birth information
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+*[[How to Find Oklahoma Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Oklahoma Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Oklahoma Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Oklahoma Church Records|Church records]]
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+*[[Oklahoma Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Oklahoma Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Oklahoma Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Oklahoma Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Oklahoma Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[Oklahoma Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Oklahoma Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Oklahoma Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Oklahoma Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Oklahoma Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Death information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Oklahoma Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[Oklahoma Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Oklahoma Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Oklahoma Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Oklahoma Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Oklahoma Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Parents
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Oklahoma Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Oklahoma Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Oklahoma Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Oklahoma Census|Census]]
+*[[Oklahoma Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Oklahoma Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Oklahoma, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Maiden name
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Oklahoma Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[Oklahoma Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Oklahoma Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Oklahoma Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Oklahoma Military Records|Military Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Immigration date
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Oklahoma Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Oklahoma Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Oklahoma Census|Census]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Oklahoma Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Oklahoma Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Oklahoma History|History]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Naturalization
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Oklahoma Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Oklahoma Census|Census]]
+*[[Oklahoma Court Records|Court Records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Oklahoma Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Oklahoma Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Oklahoma Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Physical description
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Oklahoma Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Oklahoma Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Oklahoma Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Oklahoma History|History]]
+|}
+=== Further Oklahoma Research  ===
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Oklahoma Record Finder]].'''
+*For online record collections, go to [[Oklahoma Online Genealogy Records|'''Oklahoma Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For more research on Oklahoma, including research at the county level, visit the [[Oklahoma, United States Genealogy|'''Oklahoma''']] page on the Research Wiki.
+*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/44?region=United%20States%20of%20America Oklahoma record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
+[[Category:Oklahoma, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
+[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]